High Tide

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Cape May’s Designer Show House

French dramatist Jean Anouilh said that “The object of art is to give life a shape.” The same could be said of redoing an old house especially a house built in the Arts and Crafts-style like the one at 800 Washington Street. This Designer Show House was built in 1915 for John and Mabel Hewitt… Read more »

Where’s Bob?

But what about Bob? Has anyone seen Bob? Bob who? Bob the horse, of course. Was there ever such a horse as Bob? Standing 18 hands high, Bob ruled over the other horses at Cape May Carriage Company, on Stevens Street. A horse of distinction in more ways than one, Bob pulled the carriage that… Read more »

Make way for the young filmmakers of Cape May

It’s all about the dialogue. “Next week you need to bring in some ideas for a screenplay. When looking at movies pay attention to the dialogue. Screenplays have very little description. They are mostly dialogue. Last week, we talked about what a person would really say. How do we talk? Think a lot about the… Read more »

On assignment: Ballroom Dancing 101

“Please teacher, teach me something. Nice teacher, teach me something. I’m as awkward as a camel. That’s not the worst. My two feet haven’t met yet. But I’ll be teacher’s pet yet, ‘Cause I’m going to learn to dance or burst.” Week One – I’m on assignment. I’m on the case. I’m on the job.… Read more »

Preserving History One Plane at a Time

I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more than a few ghosts hanging around Hangar One. It is, after all, not your typical museum. It is a work in progress. Parts of planes are always coming in or going out of the large hangar doors. And on a weekday afternoon in March, the place is… Read more »